Friday, November 1, 2019

MN 7181-People and Organisations

Characteristics of Human Resource Management


The primary focus of HRM is to utilize the human resources effectively while ensuring the wellbeing of the people. Experts in the field gives great significance to the subjects owing to its characteristics listed below. (Mayhew, n.d.)

·         Strategic Nature

The HR process involves manpower planning which decides the number of employees an organization in all the functions involved. Planning the headcount in the long run with recruitment strategies (internal/external) to attract new resources and training the existing resources for optimal performance emphasizes the strategic nature of the HR practice. Proper HR practice will ensure successful alignment of business objectives & the people of the organization to achieve the organizational goals (AIHR, 2019).

·         Psychological Contract

The HR practice is only area that ensures the communication between employee and employer which somehow goes beyond any written contract. Building trust and giving the sense of belongingness to the employee is part and parcel of HRM which binds the two parties together (Sims, 1994).

·         Job Design & Organizational Structure

One of the HR functions is to ensure the organizational structure is in place in order to facilitate the business functions and operations. The job design according to the requirement of the business which is mostly team based to reap optimum results.

·         Remuneration

Current HR practices ensure than an employee paid or rewarded based on their performance as opposed to the traditional method of rewarding the seniority. This helps and pushes employees to perform to improve themselves (Melvin, 2015).

·         Employee Relations

The HR perspective of the employee relations is unitarist. Meaning, all employees regardless the designation or level have the same goal. Hence, the organization’s vision will be achieved or reached collectively.

Apart from the above characteristic the human resource management function will ensure that the employees are valued, motivated and taken care of through welfare programs. Not only does these activities created positive work culture it also builds the team spirit and the employee commitment/ dedication towards the organization. HRM involves utilization of knowledge and inputs drawn from psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics etc. In order to unravel the mystery surrounding the human brain, managers require to understand and appreciate the contributions of all such ‘soft disciplines.

These key features of HRM contributes to the smooth functioning of any organization.


References




AIHR, 2019. 7 Human Resource Management Basics Every HR Professional Should Know. [Online]
Available at: https://www.digitalhrtech.com/human-resource-basics/
[Accessed 29 October 2019].

Mayhew, R., n.d. Characteristics of a Human Resource Manager. [Online]
Available at: https://work.chron.com/characteristics-human-resource-manager-7886.html
[Accessed 30 October 2019].

Melvin, M., 2015. Characteristics of HRM - human resource management. [Online]
Available at: https://www.slideshare.net/manumelwin/characteristics-of-hrm-human-resource-management
[Accessed 30 October 2019].

Sims, R. R., 1994. Human resource management's role in clarifying the new psychological contract. s.l.:s.n.






14 comments:

  1. Narrated HR characteristics clearly described

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  3. good job Sanjiwa overall explanation is excellent

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  5. Detail explanation how an organization does the recruitment and selection.Good job

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  7. Good article about HRM characteristics!! how these facts affect to your organization?

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  8. Across all industries and organizations, the functions and objectives of management are the same. These core elements, known as the Four Functions of Management, are: Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Controlling.

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  9. Well explained article about characteristics of HRM.

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  11. there are main four characteristics of HRM, acquisition, development, utilization, and maintenance.you have clearly explained about these facts.

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